Photographer's Note

Istanbul Trip, Day 6, Scene 9

In 1851 the first wooden pier in Emirgan was built on the land in front of the Emirgan Hamid Evvel Mosque when Şirket-i Hayriye ferries started operating on the Bosphorus. Şirket-i Hayriye purchased the land of the current location of the pier in 1900 and rebuilt it out of wood in 16x11 m size. The pier was used until March 1989. However at that time, it was demolished due to the Bosphorus coastal road improvements. In June 2001, the foundation for the reconstruction of the demolished Emirgan pier was laid, and it was put into service in November 2001.

In the background is Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, or the Second Bosphorus Bridge, as the locals call it.

Although I did not use a tripod, I tried to stabilize the camera with a monopod.

Hello Murat,
great layout of interest, superb depth and balance in this presentation of the pier in context. There's a well managed juxtaposition between the warmly lit foreground and the blue scenery in the background. The panoramic frame is very rewarding in terms of interest, dynamism and colours. The details and the atmosphere have been rendered very effectively. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Ourania

Super-saturated thumbernail, Murat, and contrast between yellow light and blue, most notable on photo.
Cropped horizontally is a good decision, the allocation on picture space is wisely done.
Have a nice Friday,
Ike

Hello Murat,
This is an impressive and very eye-catching composition with a strong contrast bewteen the blue bridge and the golden building. I like the panoramic shape and the diagonal created by the quay.
Kind regards,
Gert

The distance between the building and the bridge is giving depth to the composition. Using an ISO of 800, a slow shutter speed and probably a support is allowing me to see the details, the colors of the buildings and of the bridge. It also has a special effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

You're capturing well this scene by a good composition and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the lovely pier which was lighted up the golden color and long bridge which was lighted up blue color in blue hour. It's beautiful color contrast.